Name: Lady`s Finger-Tamarind Chutney
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 15 nos Lady`s finger (Vendakka); 2 nos Onion (medium); 5 nos Green chillies; 10 nos Garlic pods; ½ spoon Turmeric powder; ½ spoon Coriander powder; ½ spoon Chilly powder; Salt (As reqd); 2 cups Tamarind paste – A lemon sized(soaked in 1 (Puli); Coriander leaves for garnishing; 4 spoons Oil; ¼ spoon Mustard seeds; ¼ spoon Fenugreek seeds (Uluva); 2 sprigs Curry leaves; Asafoetida (A pinch, Kayam); 2 nos Dry red chillies (Kollamulaku)

Lady`s Finger-Tamarind Chutney

Chettinadu Style Chutney

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

15 nos Lady`s finger Vendakka
2 nos Onion medium
5 nos Green chillies
10 nos Garlic pods
½ spoon Turmeric powder
½ spoon Coriander powder
½ spoon Chilly powder
Salt As reqd
2 cups Tamarind paste – A lemon sized(soaked in 1 Puli
Coriander leaves for garnishing

For seasoning:-

4 spoons Oil
¼ spoon Mustard seeds
¼ spoon Fenugreek seeds Uluva
2 sprigs Curry leaves
Asafoetida A pinch, Kayam
2 nos Dry red chillies Kollamulaku

Instructions

Heat oil in a pan.
Splutter mustard seeds.
Add fenugreek seeds and asafoetida.
Add curry leaves, dry red chillies, chopped green chillies and chopped garlic one by one and saute well.
Add chopped onion and fry well.
Add chopped lady¦s finger and fry it well too.
In-between, add turmeric powder, coriander powder and chilly powder.
When it smells good, add tamarind paste and allow it boil for 10 mins.
When it becomes a thick paste, remove from the flame.
Garnish it with coriander leaves.
:- Serve with hot rice, Dosa or Idly.

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Response (4)

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reshma March 25, 2007

You have not said how to prepare the ladys finger, and also – should the garlic be grated or chopped?
bad for a beginner to try this out!

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Shermin October 18, 2009

reshmaas per ur comment given above, please note that it has been clearly mentioned that lady s finger and garlic has to be chopped

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sridhar December 6, 2006

Yes it is really good and easy.

p

prasad January 8, 2007

very good receipe

Lady`s Finger-Tamarind Chutney